COVID-19 in Trinidad & Tobago (Local Updates & Discussions Only)

[ftitan]

Are there any articles on re infection? Any cases like that ?

It's a possibility since you don't form an immunity after infection. Or it could that it's still present in the body after "recovering" and resurfaces again.
https://www.bostonherald.com/2020/03/06 ... infection/
https://www.businessinsider.com/wuhan-c ... ion-2020-2

The latest research is showing it can be airborne I guess. Lives in the air for 2.7 hours and up to surfaces for 2-3 days
4 hours on copper
24 hours on cardboard
2-3 days on plastic and stainless steel
https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101 ... 1.full.pdf

[sekhar_777]

https://www.fast.ai/2020/03/09/coronavirus/

[Gladiator]

I hear it reach Guyana.... traveler from NYC. True or not?

[screwbash]

news saying 118000 people infected in a world of 7000 000 000 (7 billion) i tink this being exaggerated to make we panic. is best to wait till it reach before panic buying start.
watch the equator line for the infections, countries in the same line with china infected high, inline with trinidad infection low. just be vigilant. idont think stockpiling of food necessary right now.

The bad news is that coronavirus seems to be spreading, if slowly, in Africa, with new cases in Togo and Cameroon and cases in the giants, Nigeria, Democratic Republic of Congo, and South Africa. As of March 10, eleven countries in Africa have reported cases. The good news is that the number of cases remains remarkably small, despite the fact that China is Africa’s largest trading partner. The index cases in Africa, however, appear mostly to be travelers from Europe.

With weak public health systems, teeming cities, and pervasive poverty, a reasonable assumption is that coronavirus would spread rapidly in Africa. There is no real consensus as to why this has not happened. Hypotheses include the apparently successful efforts by African states to control and monitor travelers from virus hot spots, the fact that Africa’s young population makes it less vulnerable to the virus, or, conversely, that weak public health systems likely miss much of the instance of the disease. Whatever the reasons, unlike past outbreaks of Ebola, the presence of large numbers of virus victims is not obvious in Africa's medical facilities or on the street.

[paid_influencer]

I hear it reach Guyana.... traveler from NYC. True or not?

it will be true at some point. There is no escape from COVID19

[paid_influencer]

news saying 118000 people infected in a world of 7000 000 000 (7 billion) i tink this being exaggerated to make we panic. is best to wait till it reach before panic buying start.
watch the equator line for the infections, countries in the same line with china infected high, inline with trinidad infection low. just be vigilant. idont think stockpiling of food necessary right now.

I would wonder how much of this is testing bias. You test more, you find more cases. You don't test, you don't find cases.

We're only testing people with travel history. If there is community spread, we won't find it until it shows up at the ICU with bilateral interstitial pneumonia. At that point, it's already too late to stop it.

Alarmist is the right approach to take right now. We're talking about serious social changes that need to happen in days or weeks.

[Gladiator]

BREAKING: Guyana records First Case of Coronavirus; Tests on woman who died return positive

By News Source Guyana on March 11, 2020

The Georgetown Hospital's Emergency Unit was put into lockdown early this morning after the woman died. She turned up at the hospital last evening with respiratory and other symptoms linked to the coronavirus but had no flu-like symptoms.



The tests carried out on samples from the body of the woman who died in the emergency room of the Georgetown Hospital this morning have confirmed that she was a victim of the Coronavirus, multiple sources at the Hospital have confirmed this evening.

The confirmation makes it the first recorded case of the virus in Guyana and it came on the same day that Government officials and stakeholders hosted a major symposium on the deadly virus.

News Source understands that President David Granger and Public Health Minister Volda Lawrence are scheduled to make an address to the nation this evening on the matter.

The Georgetown Hospital’s Emergency Unit was put into lockdown early this morning after the woman died. She turned up at the hospital last evening with respiratory and other symptoms linked to the coronavirus but had no flu-like symptoms.



During the lockdown this morning, the entire emergency unit was sanitized and health officials were ordered to put on protective gear.

It was only this morning when the woman passed away that her family members revealed that she had recently returned from New York, which has reported several cases of the Coronavirus.

[Gladiator]

In Europe they test you for it when you show symptoms

In Asaia they test you for it before you get sick

In Caricom they test you for it after you done dead

[hydroep]

Oh my...

[paid_influencer]

BREAKING: Guyana records First Case of Coronavirus; Tests on woman who died return positive

By News Source Guyana on March 11, 2020

The Georgetown Hospital's Emergency Unit was put into lockdown early this morning after the woman died. She turned up at the hospital last evening with respiratory and other symptoms linked to the coronavirus but had no flu-like symptoms.

The tests carried out on samples from the body of the woman who died in the emergency room of the Georgetown Hospital this morning have confirmed that she was a victim of the Coronavirus, multiple sources at the Hospital have confirmed this evening.

iirc, all flights between NY and Guyana have to go through Piarco.

or hopefully I am wrong

[hydroep]

Jason Van Schoor:

We have seen the same pattern in different areas (of Italy) a week apart, and there is no reason that in a few weeks it won't be the same everywhere. This is the pattern:

1. A few positive cases, first mild measures, people are told to avoid ED (Emergency Departments) but still hang out in groups, everyone says not to panic.

2. Some moderate respiratory failures and few severe ones that need tube, but regular access to ED is significantly reduced so everything looks great.

3. Tons of patients with moderate respiratory failures, the overtime deteriorates to saturate ICUs first then NIVs then CPAP hoods, then even O2.

4. Staff gets sick so it gets difficult to cover shifts, mortality spikes also from other cases that cannot be treated properly.

Excerpt from this video. Starts around 6:50:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4N09qsMdPQ

[redmanjp]

1st case is also 1st death? damn not good for them. at least it was imported, otherwise that would imply dozens of cases going undetected

[redmanjp]

news saying 118000 people infected in a world of 7000 000 000 (7 billion) i tink this being exaggerated to make we panic. is best to wait till it reach before panic buying start.
watch the equator line for the infections, countries in the same line with china infected high, inline with trinidad infection low. just be vigilant. idont think stockpiling of food necessary right now.

The bad news is that coronavirus seems to be spreading, if slowly, in Africa, with new cases in Togo and Cameroon and cases in the giants, Nigeria, Democratic Republic of Congo, and South Africa. As of March 10, eleven countries in Africa have reported cases. The good news is that the number of cases remains remarkably small, despite the fact that China is Africa’s largest trading partner. The index cases in Africa, however, appear mostly to be travelers from Europe.

With weak public health systems, teeming cities, and pervasive poverty, a reasonable assumption is that coronavirus would spread rapidly in Africa. There is no real consensus as to why this has not happened. Hypotheses include the apparently successful efforts by African states to control and monitor travelers from virus hot spots, the fact that Africa’s young population makes it less vulnerable to the virus, or, conversely, that weak public health systems likely miss much of the instance of the disease. Whatever the reasons, unlike past outbreaks of Ebola, the presence of large numbers of virus victims is not obvious in Africa's medical facilities or on the street.

assuming a doubling of cases every week it would cross a million in just a months time, and 16 million in 2 months. we in T&T need to expand the travel restrictions to possibly include the US- they are undertesting and it reach over 1000.

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1st case is also 1st death? damn not good for them. at least it was imported, otherwise that would imply dozens of cases going undetected

if it is an imported case, it likely came in via a Caribbean Airlines flight that flew New York- Piarco - Georgetown. Everyone that sat next to this lady on the plane needs to be tested. Likely more than a few Trinis were on the NYC-POS route and were exposed, too.

Our Minister of Health has some work to do.

[paid_influencer]

oh shat, Trump on TV and he sounds like it has a cold.

ALL TRAVEL BETWEEN EUROPE AND USA SUSPENDED FOR 30 DAYS starting Friday.

Turn on CNN right now everybody

[redmanjp]

are they temperature screening ALL passengers at this point or just from high risk countries? not that it wlil pick up every case but better than nothing

[shake d livin wake d dead]

How donald sounding so??? Reading that Guyana recorded its first as well....a buddy in st.vincent also stated they recorded no1

[paid_influencer]

are they temperature screening ALL passengers at this point or just from high risk countries? not that it wlil pick up every case but better than nothing

I saw what they are doing. It's a guy with a heatgun trying to quickly "shoot" people while disembarking. He is a few feet away wearing a mask. It isn't anywhere close to being individual screening and very easy to miss large numbers of people rushing past.

also, TRUMP JUST CLOSED THE BORDER WITH EUROPE.

And He sounds SICK AF

[shake d livin wake d dead]

St.vincent and guyana confirmed

[Duane 3NE 2NR]

St Vincent gets first case of COVID-19

Health authorities in St Vincent and the Grenadines have announced that the country has registered its first case of coronavirus COVID-19.

The announcement was made by Minister of Health Robert Browne at a news conference tonight.

The minister said the person was a female who had travelled to the United Kingdom.

He said the person experienced flu-like symptoms and tests were sent to the Caribbean Public Health Agency in Trinidad and Tobago.

The tests were confirmed and the results returned to St Vincent and the Grenadines Wednesday afternoon.

The woman has been placed in isolation. She is said not to be experiencing any major respiratory symptoms and officials believe she has only a mild infection.

She is said to be a young adult between the age of 30 and 35.

She travelled to the UK for a meeting and returned to the UK on March 7. She presented the symptoms, a cough and a fever on March 10.

The news came after Jamaica announced it’s second confirmed case of the virus, which has been declared as a pandemic by the World Health Organisation.

Meanwhile, a 52-year-old woman, who recent travelled from Queens, New York, died in Guyana Wednesday morning at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPHC) and the authorities say that samples are being tested to determine whether this could have been a case of the coronavirus.

Minister of Public Health Volda Lawrence confirmed the woman’s death and maintained that Guyana does not have any cases of the virus.

https://www.cnc3.co.tt/st-vincent-gets- ... -covid-19/

[Ben_spanna]

Wow- that’s Huge- US bans all travel from Europe for the next 30 days....

[Duane 3NE 2NR]

Guyana denies confirming its first case of COVID-19

Amid tensions surrounding Guyana's March 2nd general elections, the South American nation is now seeking to allay fears that it has a confirmed case of the COVID-19.

This follows local media reports which said a 52-year-old woman died at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) from the novel coronavirus.

At a media conference on Wednesday, Minister of Public Health Volda Lawrence shut down the allegations.

"There are rumours and messages on social media to all and sundry that Guyana has now had its first case of coronavirus. I want to categorically say from the medical standpoint that we have not received any evidence of such."

Also speaking at the press briefing was the Director of Medical and Professional Services at the GPHC Dr Fawcett Jeffrey. He said while the middle-age woman could have contracted the virus during her recent travels from New York City, blood samples must first be tested and confirmed.

"She did present to the Georgetown Hospital yesterday afternoon at about 5 pm and really, why she was there because she presented with uncontrolled diabetes and hypertension. Because of this comorbid condition that she had, she succumbed and had to be intubated and resuscitated. After being intubated, resuscitation succeeded but at about 8 this morning she succumbed to her diseases, basically diabetes and hypertension. [An] investigation was done and interrogation and the family members who were there with the person could not confirm any contact that she may have had with anyone with COVID-19. But of course suspicion, because you travelled on a plane, can exist. Samples were taken from her nasopharyngeal area and they were sent to the National Reference Lab.

Earlier on Wednesday, the World Health Organisation dubbed the coronavirus a global pandemic.

The outbreak first occurred in Wuhan City, China at the end of last year and has since spread to more than 114 countries. So far, there have been more than 118,000 cases and over 4200 deaths worldwide.

China has managed to reduce the number of new cases but the disease is taking a toll in countries like Italy and Spain.

https://www.looptt.com/content/guyana-d ... e-covid-19

[shake d livin wake d dead]

Tom hanks and wifey test positive for the virus in australia

[Duane 3NE 2NR]

[Duane 3NE 2NR]

Tom hanks and wifey test positive for the virus in australia

would be helpful to post links and sources

[shake d livin wake d dead]

Tom hanks and wifey test positive for the virus in australia

would be helpful to post links and sources

Cnn live atm...

Nba also suspends season after tonight

[paid_influencer]

NBA suspends season, Rudy Golbert +

[Gladiator]

Tom hanks and wifey test positive for the virus in australia

would be helpful to post links and sources

https://www.instagram.com/p/B9nVasnBNF5 ... _copy_link

[paid_influencer]

CNN mentioned the US-EUROPE travel ban also includes Cargo. No goods coming in either.

“There will be exemptions for Americans who have undergone appropriate screenings,” Trump said. “And these prohibitions will not only apply to the tremendous amount of trade and cargo. But various other things as we get approval, anything coming from Europe to the United States.”

[Gladiator]

What do Governments have to gain from hiding the real Covid-19 statistics from their people?

Do you think that when it reaches here our Govt will be truthful?